The R Family, their extended family and friends were so delightful to work with. The children had a fabulous time playing out on the pristine lawns, whilst the adult guests enjoyed drinks and hors d’oeuvres on the terrace and were serenaded by the exquisite violin music played by James Graseck. James has played for several R family events over the years, including K’s parents wedding and K’s grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. I could have listened to him for hours on end, he is such an incredible musician. I hope our paths cross again at a future event.

K looked stunning in her communion dress and was a great model for her formal shots with the family.

I had the pleasure of sharing the gallery and a slideshow with K and her mom yesterday evening. I always look forward to spending time with my clients as they view their images for the first time. It has to be one of the most rewarding parts of my job. Just to think I used to miss this when I sent the link to the gallery via email. I cannot imagine doing that now.

Thank you R family for choosing me to photograph your special day. I look forward to working with you again in the near future.

Venue Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Flowers by The Cheshire Tree
Cake by The Pastry Corner
Music by James Graseck

Mom and Dad wanted a surprise and so did not know if they were expecting a boy or girl. The theme for the boy nursery was Retro cowboy and so I contacted the most amazing knit/crochet expert, Laura. She whipped up a stunning newborn sized cowboy hat. I was SO thrilled that baby F was a boy, so that I would have the opportunity to use the hat!

James was still adjusting to night and day, and was favoring sleeping during the day. He took a while to convince that he needed to sleep through his first photo session though. However once he was asleep he was very content. Mom and Dad informed me he sleep for the rest of the day after I left!

I think you will agree, he is a little cutie. Mom and Dad came to view their gallery this weekend and reported that James is still favoring the day time sleeping. Oh how I remember those first few weeks. SURVIVAL. Life is such a blur on a lack of sleep. I love that I have helped create memories of this important time in their lives, so that they can reflect and remember how tiny their precious baby once was.

I always love capturing the details. The perfect little lips, the tiny fingers and toes, but the thing I love the most is the “fuzz” on top of babies ears! It gets me every time.

With Mother’s Day the day after the viewing appointment I created this beautiful storyboard as a gift to Mom on her first Mother’s Day. She loved it.

I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to meet the F family. Looking forward to seeing James and his Mom and Dad again very soon.

30 minute session time

The price: $495

I will capture approximately 10-15 images of your son or daughter in their communion attire.

We can meet at your home, church or favorite local beauty spot.

Images will be available in a private online gallery for 7 days.

Session fee will include 6 high resolution digital files with print release and a 5×7 print of each of the 6 images you select.

(additional images can be purchased for an extra charge)

Dates and times are subject to availability. Session must take place by 1st June 2012 and within 10 miles of Tarrytown, NY.

Interested in booking a session? Email me at debbie@debbieallanphotography.com to book your session today.

I put together a slideshow of her session. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed spending time with her. I am looking forward to seeing her grow.

I am so excited for their newborn shoot.  They have a beautifully lit home and I am already bursting with ideas for different set ups for baby F’s first photo session.  I purchased some new props yesterday which are going to work so well.   What makes it even more exciting is that they do not know the sex of the baby.  The nursery decor is going to look stunning for either boy or girl.  I love the two design plans they have in place.

The nursery is not yet decorated, but they do have a beautiful old rocking chair in the room which has been in the family for many years. Both K and her father were rocked in it when they were babies. Another special piece that K owns is an incredibly delicate lace blanket that had been her fathers when he was a baby. The detail is amazing and it has been so well preserved. What a treasured item. I am looking forward to incorporating it into the newborn shoot.

It was a dull rainy afternoon for the shoot, so we were not able to get too many shots outside. We did have some fun with some little shoes I had taken along. We have images of little girl shoes and little boy shoes!

Congratulations Jamie. Look out for your gift certificate, it will be in the mail very soon.

I will be distributing the postcards around town in the next few weeks, so look out for them.  A complimentary 8×10 print when you book a newborn or family portrait session and mention the postcard.

I am also thrilled to announce the launch of my local contemporary art.  I am now selling prints, gallery wrapped canvases and metal prints of the images featured on the fine art tab on my website.  Contact me via email to inquiry about pricing.

debbie@debbieallanphotography.com

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Send me a message/comment stating why you think your family should win a photo session with me.

One winner will be selected at random on Sunday 8th April 2012.  Winner will be announced on Monday 9th April 2012.

Terms and Conditions:

• Session must take place by 31st August 2012

• For up to five family members

• Session location must take place within 15 miles of Tarrytown, NY

You could be the lucky family to have memories captured of your beautiful family.

Please share this link with family and friends.  Remember you have got to be in it to win it!

Last week Barbara contacted me to inform me that she would be appearing on the book page of Ladies Home Journal magazine.  The page features one of the images I had shot from our head shot session.

Congratulations once again to Barbara.  Be sure to check out her book.  It can be purchased from Truman Press.

When mom came for her gallery viewing appointment of V’s newborn shoot she confessed to still having the newborn prints from L’s session in the box that I had delivered them in back in 2010. Like many of us life gets in the way of framing or putting prints in albums. So the solution was for me to create two newborn albums for her. One from the 2010 and one for baby V.

It was wonderful to revisit L’s newborn session and create beautiful page layouts for her book. I absolutely love the way the book came out. Mom was elated, she will no longer have to reach for the box of photographs to remind herself of her first born as a baby.

If you would like me to create a layflat book featuring images from your session it is never too late.

Email me at debbie@debbieallanphotography.com for a quote.